Accounting at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 27,012. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 90 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UWM.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

UWM Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

UWM Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UWM performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UWM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	356
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,008

Accounting Student Demographics at UWM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

UWM Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 90 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from UWM, about 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UWM since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UWM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	62
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UWM also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Accountants and Auditors	22,610	$68,410
Credit Analysts	1,820	$70,550
Financial Examiners	1,360	$76,680
Business Professors	1,210	$104,290
Budget Analysts	870	$72,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.